Press Releases

The 2016 NBD Primary Schools Boys Football Championship, which is organized by the Sports Division, will continue. On Thursday, February 4th, the schools of the North East Zone will once again converge at the Thibaud Playing Field to participate in their 2nd day of competition from 1:00 pm. The points standings after Day One (1) in that zone are the Woodford Hill and Calibishie primary schools leading with 6 points…

The first of four (4) Finals in the Secondary Schools Football Championships organized by the Sports Division in the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture & Constituency Empowerment will be played on Friday, November 27 at the Newtown Playing Field. The Under 15 Football Championship Final will feature the Castle Bruce Secondary School and the Dominica Grammar School from 2:30 pm in what is expected to be a keenly contested match….

The 2015 Annual Secondary Schools Football Championships, organized by the Sports Division, will kick off on Friday, October 23, 2015. This year, the championships will not start off with the traditional ballorama amongst the champion houses of the participating schools but instead will commence with matches at two (2) venues. At the Benjamin’s Park in Portsmouth, the Portsmouth Secondary School will play host to the Isaiah Thomas Secondary School when…

Dominica will host the 2015 Windward Islands Schools Games (WISG) from July 26th – August 2nd. Student athletes from the Windward Islands are expected on island to participate in basketball (boys & girls), football, netball, volleyball (boys & girls) and track & field. The Windward Islands Schools Games are part of the tradition of the islands and dates back to 1922. Several athletes who have gone on to represent the…

The Sports Division in the Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and Constituency Empowerment will on Wednesday May 6, 2015 host the 9th Annual National Sports Awards. The function will be held under the patronage of His Excellency the President of Dominica, Mr. Charles A. Savarin & Mrs. Savarin. The event, which has as its theme this year, “Strengthening Society through Sporting Achievements” will commence at 7:00 pm at the Fort…

Following the calling a forty-eight member training squad and the subsequent training that commenced on December 6, 2014, the Sports Division is pleased to announce that it has selected the under-mentioned players to represent Dominica at the Caribbean Netball Association’s Under 16 Tournament: FIRST NAME -SURNAME – SCHOOL 01 Kyla Winston DGS (captain) 02 Vanelcia John DGS (vice captain) 03 Jeanne Seraphin DGS 04 Rachel Seraphin DGS 05 Kaylee Clarke…

The Boys Championship of the 2015 NBD Primary Schools Football Championships which is organized by the Sports Division will culminate with the semi-finals and Final at the Lindo Park in Goodwill on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The four (4) schools which have qualified for the final stage of this year’s championship are the Woodford Hill Primary, St. Luke’s Primary, St. John’s Primary and the St. Mary’s Primary. A brief ceremony…

The Ministry of Culture, Youth, Sports and Constituency Empowerment through the Sports Division will stage the 2015 Secondary Schools Athletics Championship on Tuesday 10th March and Wednesday 11th March at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium. Day 1 will commence at 9.30am with a brief opening ceremony. This will be followed by action on the track and the field events. On Day 2, the events will start at 12 Noon and…

Sunday, March 8th is International Women’s Day and this year, the Sports Division has collaborated with the Bureau of Gender Affairs to host the 3rd Edition of the Women & Girls’ Sports Festival. This festival is scheduled to commence at 2:00 pm at the Colihaut Playing Field and will feature women’s groups from around the island participating in various sporting disciplines to include netball, rounders, cricket and volleyball. This Women…